TARP Program ROI Not So Hot for Taxpayers

According to the blog from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the return on investment to taxpayers for the TARP program is not so good.  In a roundabout way, he shared some insight into what the actual ROI is as of now: …CBO estimates that the net cost of the TARP’s transactions (broadly speaking, […]

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Lowest Mortgage Rates Ever – A Record…and Opportunity

Mortgage rates hit an all-time low this week, presenting US homeowners and real estate investors with an opportunity to decrease their mortgage expenditures.  It appears as though the Fed and Treasury are doing something right in their efforts to shore up the homeowner in the midst of the credit carnage.  For those fortunate enough to […]

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37 High Yield Mega-cap Stocks

In an effort to highlight the dearth of available blue chip organizations with high market capitalization providing investors with a high yield as a result of the recent market downturn, I’ve captured the stocks with Market Capitalization of over $25 Billion that yield at least 5%.   This data is current as of 1/11/09.  The following […]

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8 Most Shocking Market Events from 2008

Looking back at a rather abysmal year for investors and employees alike, there were some other shocking events from 2008 that have already fallen from the forefront.  Below is a list of the most surprising, shocking, unanticipated developments from 2008. Stock Market Crash of 2008 – This one stands out most prominently.  Investors globally suffered […]

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Case-Shiller Home Price Index Down 18% – How To Invest

Today, the much anticipated S&P/Case-Shiller home price index was released, showing a 2.2% decline in October and an 18% decline from the year ago period. The S&P/Case-Shiller index is essentially the most widely utilized arbiter of the broad US housing climate, as it utilizes home price data from 20 major markets throughout the U.S. Here’s […]

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Market Commentary Dec 11,2008

In a general down day in the market today, more news continued to roll in after hours, which portends for more gloom in the markets in the days to come: In market news today, the bid to save ailing automakers failed in the Senate where a major point of contention was Union wages.  Republicans sought […]

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Welcome to Darwin’s Finance

Well, first post here.  I shall certainly post something of more substance, but in short, I’m very excited to start blogging on this new platform.  I intend on keeping the Blogger blog I’ve had for some time now going, especially since I have advertising commitments and it has some decent momentum.  However, with WordPress, I’ll […]

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